spcl / spcl/serverless-benchmarks

Persistent URL allocation for 120.uploader

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enhancement
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Python
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Description

Currently, the benchmark 120.uploader runs by pulling data from external servers: Wikipedia, GitHub, and PyTorch. Not only does this introduce the risk of failure (Wikipedia keeps changing its policies), but it also introduces an additional variability factor - we're not only measuring the I/O performance of Lambda and storage, but also of the external server.

We could introduce a new variant of the benchmark that serves the data from a self-deployed HTTP server on a VM with strong I/O performance or a scalable cloud storage.

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Research direction

Start by locating the 120.uploader benchmark and tracing how it currently retrieves data from Wikipedia, GitHub, and PyTorch. Define a controlled data-serving variant using a self-deployed HTTP server or scalable cloud storage, with completion meaning the benchmark no longer depends on external servers or their I/O variability.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cloud, performance
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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